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JOHN T. KENNEDY, OF SOLDIER CITY, KANSAS.

NUT-LOCK.

Specification or letters Patent. Patgntafi Jam, 16, 191?.

Application filed August 4, 1916. Serial No. 113,142.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN T; KENNEDY, acitizen of the United States, residing at 'Soldier City, in the countyof Jackson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Nut-Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use'thesame.

This invention relates to nut locks, and the primary object of theinvention is to provide a nut having a sleeve extending I describing theinvention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawingswherein like characters designate like and corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevationof the improved nut lock, Fig. 2 is a section of the improved nut lock,Fig. 3 is a section of a modified form of the nut lock, and Flg. 4: is asection of still another form of the nut Referring more particularly tothe drawings, 1 designates an ordinary bolt of any suitable structure,which has a screw threaded section 2. A nut 3 is mounted .upon the screwthreaded section 2 of the bolt, and it hasa sleeve 4 secured thereto andextending outwardly from one face of the nut. The sleeve 4: is providedwith threads corresponding with the threads of the nut 3, and it isprovided for receiving a section of the threadedportion 2 of the bolt 1.

The nut 3 is provided with an opening?) extending therethroughtransversely to the bolt 1, which opening is provided for alinethe screwthreaded shank of the bolt 1. The opening 5 has its upper endcountersunk, as shown at 7, for receiving the head 8 of a locking pin 9.The locking pin 9 is externally screw threaded, and its-lower end 1sprovided for co-ac'tionwith the internal screw threads which are formedupon one section of the opening 5, as' is shown at 10. The screwthreaded section of the opening 5 is positioned upon the opposite sideof the bolt receiving opening of the nut, from the sectlon of theopening which has a countersunk outer end 7.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the sleeve 4-. is mounted upon thebolt, inwardly of the nut 3, while in the modified form lllustrated inFig. 3 of the drawings, the nut 20 is positioned inwardlytoward the headof the bolt, and the'sleeve 21 extends outwardly therefrom. The sleeve21 is provlded with a pair of alining openings 22 and 23, which areprovided for alinement with an opening 24 formed through the bolt 25. IThe opening 23, formed in the sleeve 21, 1s internally screw threaded,and is provided for receiving the end ofthe locking pin 26, which'isexternally screw threaded. The locking pin 26 has a head 27 formedthereupon, which is provided for seating in the countersunk portion 28of the opening 22. The locking pin 26, extending through the openings22, 24c and 23, will prevent rotation of the sleeve 21 and the nut 20upon the bolt 25.

In Fig. 4; of the drawings, still another modified form of the inventionis shown,

the bolt against rotation upon the nut.

In reducing the invention to practice, certainminor features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitatealteration, to which the patentee is entitled, provided such alterationsare comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. Ina nut lock, the combination with a bolt, of anut, a sleeve formed upon said nut and provided ,for receiving a sectionof the screw threaded portion of said bolt, said nut being provided withalining openings extending transversely thereth'rough, one of saidopenings being provided with internal screw threads, and a screwthreaded locking Q pin adapted for insertion through said openings andan opening in the bolt for locking the nut upon said bolt.

2. In a nut lock, the combination with a I 4 one face of said nut andbeing provided for receiving a section of the screw threaded 1O portionof said shank, said nut being provided with a pair. of alining openings,said bolt being provided with a transversely extending opening andadapted for alinement with said nut carried opening, oneof said openingsformed in said nut' being internally screw threaded, the other of saidopening pin having an enlarged head for seating in the countersunkportion of said opening. In testimony whereofI afiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

1 JOHN T. KENNEDY.

"Witnesses F. M. GODFREY.

FRANK Borrmhfl 1 i

